"Opal came into Cortlandt Manor and in horror discovered the place was stripped of furniture. "I've been robbed!" As she looked around, Palmer entered with a smug look on his face, holding a valuable vase. He told her he'd taken all their most valuable possessions to another location. Opal grabbed the vase and raised it to bash him, when Stuart and Marian appeared and Stuart relieved Opal of the vase. "Here. darling, use this!" said Marian as she handed Opal a heavy poker.
Meanwhile, Erica was back in her hospital bed, her face bandaged again. Dr. David looked down at her as she slept restlessly, then went to his office where he found Vanessa sitting in his chair. She told him she was there out of concern for him. She then reminded him of an article he had written for a medical journal six years ago, about doctors becoming less effective if they become if emotionally involved with their patients. David told her she was insane if she though he was falling in love with Erica. Vanessa then told him that even if that's true, there's something between them and she believes it had to do with the night of the accident. "Tell mother," she purred. David pointed out Vanessa had always used an attack as her defense, and again berated her for telling Erica how bad her injuries were.
Outside the courtroom, Tad, Dixie and Adrian were disappointed that Braden wasn't around to help Ryan. They entered the courtroom and the judge started to tell Ryan that even though he had confessed that didn't make his crime any less heinous. As she started to pronounce his sentence, Gillian rose to her feet and begged the judge to let her say something. People murmured at the interruption and the judge banged her gavel.
Back at Cortlandt Manor, Palmer told Opal he was only taking what was his half of their possessions, and snidely said he wouldn't touch her velvet Elvis collection! Opal said she didn't have a velvet Elvis collection. Palmer said he'd had enough of a tacky, over-teased shrieking harpy for one lifetime. Stuart came to Opal's defense and told Palmer he owed Opal some respect for all her years of loving him and being his wife. Palmer then called Opal a "money-grubbing shrew," and Stuart insisted, "Take that back!" "Or what?" sneered Palmer. Stuart grabbed the vase from Palmer and smashed it to smithereens on the floor with a "take that!" look on his face!
Later, Opal ordered Palmer out of her house. Marian told Stuart how brave he was, and they smooched a little as Opal saw Palmer out. Opal thanked them both for their support.
Back in the courtroom, Jack was yelling at the judge about not letting Gillian speak, and demanded she be removed. A bailiff grabbed Gillian and Ryan yelled, :Take your hands off my wife!" Gillian told the judge, "I just want to say goodbye to ny husband and tell him I love him!" The judge went ahead and sentenced Ryan to 10 years with no parole. No sooner had she said that when the door opened at the back of the courtroom and Braden burst in saying, "You people are making a big mistake. You've got the wrong man! Ryan Lavery never touched Kit Montgomery - I did!" Jack huffed and puffed, "Utter nonsense!" And he went on to say the issue had been decided, and this was just cheap theatrics. Braden insisted that no crime had been committed, and the so-called victim had not been raped, but had consensual sex. Jack sounded off about this being a three-ring circus, and when Braden said there was no evidence of rape, Jack replied arrogantly, "I don't need evidence" he had Kit's testimony and the forensic DNA evidence and that was good enough for him, he said. Braden then shocked everyone when he stated, "The DNA evidence is a 70 percent match, I could do better than that - I'll guarantee a 100 percent match. I'm Ryan Lavery's brother!" He insisted there was no crime, and Kit yelled, "Liar! Liar!" The judge ordered a 15-minute recess and ordered Jack and Belinda into her chambers. Edmund took Kit put of the courtroom. Gillian looked stunned at what she just heard. Adrian went over to her (at Tad's suggestion) and escorted her out of the courtroom for some fresh air.
During the recess, Braden and Ryan talk, about who owes whom for their bad childhood experiences, life in prison, etc., etc. Mateo went over and wished Ryan good luck. Hayley was amazed and happy. Dixie told Braden, "I said I'd stand by you. Here I am." Tad and Dimitri wondered if Edmund will see the light now and get things in perspective. In a room down the hall, Kit asked Edmund if he doubts her now. In return, Edmund asked her if she could be mistaken about who'd raped her.
Back at the hospital, Vanessa tried to discover what it was that had made David drive through the storm to get back to Pine Valley. "What could have been so important?" she asked him. They argue some more, with Vanessa inquisitive and David accusatory. "You were a cranky baby, too," Vanessa fired off as her parting shot. David went to Erica's room and while he listened to Erica's heart through his stethoscope, he remembered Vanessa's words. His mind wandered back to the night of the accident, and recalled Erica accusing him of wanting to get back to drop the bomb at Marian and Stuart's wedding - that Adam is the father of Liza's baby.
When court reconvened, Belinda convinced the judge to allow Braden to testify, despite Jack's loud protests. Braden testified that he was at The Pit on Halloween Night, wearing a werewolf mask. He told how he saw his brother with Kit, and they were all over each other. Jack loudly objected, but was overruled by the judge. Braden continued his story - how he saw Kit blow Ryan off and Ryan subsequently leave. He went outside, hoping to catch Ryan, but he had was too late. A few seconds later, Kit stumbled out into the parking lot. "She was really hammered," he said. "I thought I'd play a little joke. I took her arm and the next thing I knew- she was mine! I though then, 'Ryan gave up too soon.'" Jack interrupted, "He's lying through his teeth!" As Braden talks, Kit is looking at him thoughtfully, remembering perhaps?
Jack leapt to his feet and demanded the testimony be dismissed. "It's preposterous!" he yelled at the judge, who reminded him she would decide what testimony is admissible. Braden ended his story, saying that Kit came willingly into his arms, and her hands were all over him. "It was down and dirty," he said. "She didn't scream or fight. She wanted it as much as I did."
As Braden finished his testimony, he stood in front of the judge. Kit watched, then her gaze went down to his shoes. A horrified look came into her eyes. "Oh my God," she murmured."
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